Vice came in always at the door of necessity, not at the door of inclination.

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.

It is never too late to be wise.

Fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself.

The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.

All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.

Justice is always Violence to the Party offending, for every Man is Innocent in his own Eyes.

Expect nothing and you'll always be surprised

Necessity makes an honest man a knave.

The best of men cannot suspend their fate; The good die early, and the bad die late.

The height of human wisdom is to bring our tempers down to our circumstances, and to make a calm within, under the weight of the greatest storm without.

In the end, you will forget to love, and you will not have the ability to offend. When you have the ability to love, love and forget to offend.

It's so common, it could be anyone. The trouble is, nobody wants to talk about it. And that makes everything worse.

When I look back, I realize I was praying for something God had already given me.

Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.

Listening is understanding. The skill of empathy is a must to be able to listen...One can listen better if one sees the whole.

Abstract thinking leads to greater creativity... But in our businesses and our lives, we often do the opposite. We intensify our focus rather than widen our view.

I never know which is worse: the sorrow when you hit the bird or the shame when you miss it.

[To the patronizing train conductor who had twice said, 'Auntie, give me your ticket':] Which of my sister's sons are you?

We need to find means for cooperation.

Only mediocre people are at the best all the time.